Sat Dec 16 11:59:33 EAT 2017

Black is beautiful

I recently went to a salon and an interesting topic emerged about the African skin. There is this lady who I always meet in the salon, it’s like we have been booking our appointments on the same days for the past four years. So she asked me why I haven’t improved my complexion. I told her I am proud of my dark chocolate skin.

Janet Otieno-Prosper

In Summary

Then she goes like, “you see Tanzanian men like fairer skinned women.” That dark pigment melanin protects us from harmful UV rays so please don’t tamper with it. Beauty standard should not be set on European levels where black skin is viewed as antithesis of beauty.

I recently went to a salon and an interesting topic emerged about the African skin. There is this lady who I always meet in the salon, it’s like we have been booking our appointments on the same days for the past four years. So she asked me why I haven’t improved my complexion. I told her I am proud of my dark chocolate skin.

Then she goes like, “you see Tanzanian men like fairer skinned women.” That dark pigment melanin protects us from harmful UV rays so please don’t tamper with it. Beauty standard should not be set on European levels where black skin is viewed as antithesis of beauty.

Let’s ignore the negative images the media and cosmetic industries are bombarding us with about our black skin. The black skin tone is a gem, we should embrace it and never forsake or be ashamed of the colour of our skin.

Let no one put you down or make you think that having black skin is a sin, or it doesn’t reflect God’s image. We live in a diverse world that’s filled with different ethnic groups, embrcae your identity.

Let’s reinforce our blackness and stand proud. So as assaulters of blacks exalt light skin as the epitome of beauty, let’s celebrate our African skin as the epitome of greatness. Black skin is simply magnificent.

For all those bleaching their skins, kindly put a stop to this and enjoy your glorious black beauty.